What does Prosperity look like?

A prosperous family is economically sustainable and independent. They're permanently out of poverty. At this point, a family is healthy, secure, and generates enough income to provide for their children, grow their businesses, and pay off their land loans with a surplus for emergencies.

Prosperity is a leap further than the relative security of having a home and enough to eat - and that's why it's a long journey to get there. Prosperous families are truly resilient: they're no longer in danger of falling back into poverty if hardship strikes.

After surveying families early in 2016, we've determined that the majority of families in our active communities are between the Asset Building and Asset Growth stages on the "Path to Prosperity." This map or "theory of change" tracks families' socioeconomic progress over time toward a holistic set of outcomes in areas like food security, health, crop diversity, and gender equity.

We have designed personalized Village Plans to help move every family toward sustainable Prosperity within the next 2 years, but we need your support to help families achieve their goals.

"They made me work a lot as a child."

Meet Ester and German's family

"They made me work a lot as a child," remembers German. From infancy he accompanied his family to shepherd their animals. Real work started at age 8.

Today - thanks to you - German and his wife Ester are building a different future for their children. Living in Piedra de Horeb, Honduras, German has learned to successfully grow plantains, chilis, and an unusual crop: fish.

"I knew how to work, but without technique," says German. "That is one of the reasons my experience with Agros has been so beautiful. Because the engineers: they teach you."

Ester has also soaked up trainings offered by Agros: how to start a small cooperative cereal business and save the money she earns. Plus, she adds, "what my husband learns, I learn."